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Beijing and Conference 1

Sean — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:54:56 +0000

A days worth of travel couldn’t stop me from being wide awake upon arrival at PEK airport in Beijing. You’d think from the massive grin plastered all over my face that I’d never been to China before, but you all know better. The happiness in my heart felt like I was walking on clouds and [...]

25th Birthday

Sean — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 13:51:13 +0000

I know I should be writing this at the end of my birth day instead of in the beginning, but I don’t care because it’s my birthday, haha. Each time I stop to reflect, it hits me just how much I’m still learning and growing every day. A year ago, I was home sick and [...]

Beijing

Sean — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 23:44:03 +0000

Beijing: the Communist haven, Mao’s urban planning masterpiece, or just plain !@#$? We arrived at the Beijing train station and grabbed taxis to the hostel because we didn’t know how to get there. From looking at the map, I was absolutely sure the driver was taking us in the opposite direction, yet after calling the [...]

Xianning

Sean — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:46:23 +0000

My first hot spring in China. Woot!

Its Coming to an End

Sean — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:52:58 +0000

Four days left in the USA, and I’m beginning to get sad. Coming here, I was at a point in my life where I felt stagnant and redundant, but I was wrong. This trip to the states has taught me so many things, for example that I needed to move to China to create this [...]

Last Leg of the Trip

Sean — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 12:33:14 +0000

As everything must eventually come to an end, I sit here surprised at the fact that I must go back to China already. I got a lot of things done, such as cleaning my parents house (and my dad’s office) from top to bottom. At the same time, I feel like I’ve grown tremendously, especially [...]

I’m Going Home!!!

Sean — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 22:50:46 +0000

Ok, so after 2 years (730 or so days) of living in China, I'm finally going home to visit my family!!! Click through to check out my preliminary budget and trip outline.

Is this the end of China?

Sean — Mon, 31 May 2010 10:42:20 +0000

This might just be the end of the China era of my life. Or maybe not. Find out...

May Day

Sean — Sun, 09 May 2010 00:30:18 +0000

Like the US has it’s Labor Day, China has it’s “May Day.” This is a time, like all other Chinese holidays, for people to spend money on the national economy by traveling home by any means necessary. I love these holidays because I get 3-5 days off of work (fully paid), but I hate these [...]

The Future of Tourism

Sean — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:03:16 +0000

There are many kinds of people who we can define as "tourists," no matter how hard people like me strive to be called travelers instead. The truth of the matter is that we're all tourists, but each of us has different goals, and it's our goals that set us apart from one another. Click to read more...

Earthquake Destroys Western China

Sean — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:53:30 +0000

Massive 6.9 earthquake strikes Qinghai Province in Western China as children begin the school day. Read more by clicking the link

US Wants China to Stop Controlling Currency

Sean — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 06:56:20 +0000

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/07/AR2010040701176.html Since the late 1970s, America has been partners in crime with China. They slowly (or quickly, depending on who’s speaking) moved all factories overseas to the once sleeping giant. As our workers lost their jobs and China gained them, the owners of those companies became corporate fat-cats who remained in the US and ignored [...]

April Fools Day… NOT!

Sean — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:40:16 +0000

I’m sure you are all surprised by how I am writing another blog post so soon after my last one. Well it’s for several reasons: I’ve got a lot of things going on, but they’re good things and I’m much happier now! So without making you sweat, let’s get to the update: On the work [...]

The Continuing Saga

Sean — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:19:30 +0000

I just finished my winter camp with New Channel. It was one of the worst experiences I ever had in my life, so I’ll only say that there was absolutely no organization or coordination, in conjunction with a terribly planned schedule and no follow through. In the end, I only got paid 5 days late [...]

I’m Ready

Sean — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 06:23:41 +0000

Before I went to Australia, I told myself that from the time I leave Wuhan onward and for the rest of my life, I’m going to do the things I’ve always wanted to do without hesitation. As a result, I went bungee jumping as a nice start to scratching off things from my list. Ever [...]